Interserie is the name of a European-based motorsport series started in 1970 that allows for a wide variety of racing cars from various eras and series to compete with less limited rules than in other series.
Created in 1970 by German Gerhard Härle, it is inspired by English races of the 1960s for Group 7 machinery and by the Nordic Challenge Cup which had run in 1969 in Finland and Sweden. Initially using the Group 7 formula similar to that used by Can-Am in North America, the series would evolve to include open-wheel cars with sports-car style full bodywork from CART, Formula One, Formula 3000, Formula 3 and various other series, as well as Group C sports cars.
Although the teams are not as limitless in their modifications or powerplants, the series continues to run today, mostly with various open-wheel cars without full bodywork that became obsolete in current championship series.
Starting from 1999, the Interserie lost its international status and became a Central European championship with sprint races organised by the Automobilclub von Deutschland, mostly for modified formula cars.
Champions
edit| Year | Overall Champion | |||
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| 1970 |  Jürgen Neuhaus
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| 1971 |  Leo Kinnunen
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| 1972 | Leo Kinnunen
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| 1973 | Leo Kinnunen
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| 1974 |  Herbert Müller
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| 1975 | Herbert Müller
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| 1976 | Herbert Müller
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| 1977 | Helmut Bross
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| 1978 | Reinhold Joest
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| 1979 | Kurt Lotterschmid
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| 1980 | Kurt Lotterschmid
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| 1981 | Roland Binder
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| 1982 | Roland Binder
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| 1983 |  Walter Lechner
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| 1984 | Klaus Niedzwiedz
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| 1985 | Roland Binder
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| Div. I | Div. II | |||
| 1986 | "John Winter"
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Roland Binder
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| 1987 | Walter Lechner
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Karl Hasenbichler
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| 1988 | Jochen Dauer
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Rolf Götz
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| 1989 | Walter Lechner
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Rolf Götz
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| 1990 | Bernd Schneider
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Rolf Götz
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| 1991 | Bernd Schneider
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Karl Hasenbichler
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| 1992 | Manuel Reuter
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Karl Hasenbichler
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| 1993 |  Giovanni Lavaggi
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Ranieri Randaccio
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| 1994 |  Johan Rajamäki
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Walter Lechner
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| Div. I | Div. II | Div. III | ||
| 1995 | Karl-Heinz Becker
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Walter Lechner
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 Robbie Stirling
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| Div. I | Div. II | |||
| 1996 | Robbie Stirling
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Walter Lechner
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| 1997 | Josef Neuhauser
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Joachim Ryschka
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| Div. I | Div. II | Div. III | ||
| 1998 | Josef Neuhauser
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Alfred Guldi
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Martin Krisam Jr.
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| 1999 |  Jaromír Zdražil
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Vlasto Matouš
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Karl-Heinz Becker
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| 2000 | Rolf-Thorsten Dietrich
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Frank Schierig
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Josef Neuhauser
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| 2001 | Christoph Haingartner
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 Christian Hauser
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Josef Neuhauser
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| 2002 | Rolf-Thorsten Dietrich
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Jean-Claude Monbaron
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Walter Leitgeb
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| Div. II | Div. III | Div. IV | ||
| 2003 | Rolf-Thorsten Dietrich
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Jean-Claude Monbaron
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Walter Leitgeb
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| 2004 | Peter Milavec
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Thomas Wolfert
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Hans-Peter Voigt
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| Div. I | Div. II | Div. III | Div. IV | |
| 2005 | Sabrina Hungerbühler
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Hans-Peter Voigt
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Peter Milavec
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Marcel Baierle
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| Div. II | Div. III | Div. IV | ||
| 2006 | Hans-Peter Voigt
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Peter Milavec
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Marek Schramm
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| Div. I | Div. II | Div. III | ||
| 2007 | Peter Milavec
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Marcel Baierle
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Hans-Peter Voigt
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| 2008 | Peter Milavec
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Thomas Conrad
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Hans-Peter Voigt
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| Div. I | Div. II | Div. III | Div. IV | |
| 2009 | Peter Randlshofer
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Dr. Thomas Keller
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 no champion
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Lars Erichson
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Bibliography
edit- Christian Naviaux : Intersérie, "les Big Bangers" ou la Can-Am européenne, 1970–1975. Éditions du Palmier, Nîmes, 2012 (in French). ISBN 978-2-36059-023-0.
External links
edit- Interserie - Official website
- World Sports Racing Prototypes - Interserie history and results
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